The fallout continues
I know that it is illogical for me to feel guilty about feeding the pet food to my cats, but that doesn’t seem to stop the guilt. Cleo is slipping downhill. He hasn’t budged from his sleeping hole, a place I made him on the porch that is quiet, dark and low enough to the floor that if he perceives danger, he can flee.
Both cats are losing fluids so quickly that sub cu’s aren’t staying with them much. Not even long enough to form a pocket. I have changed out Guinevere’s litter pan completely twice today already, due to her enlarging pool of urine she produces. Both cats have access to their own Drinkwells which I keep supplied with a combination of water and pedialyte.
I heard of a vet back east that is taking this pet food fight to heart. She has been taking the kidneys of the deceased animals and preserving them for an outside lab to test. Apparently, she has more than her fair share of pet deaths in the last few months.
I wonder if we will ever real know the true ramification of this tragedy, or will be, like other disasters, with the real numbers being kept under wraps so as not to cause a panic? One thing is clear, the pet food industry needs to be regulated with stricter guidelines towards better QC.
Until then, like I told my friend Lei who is also fighting the fight. We need to take it a day at a time, if not a day, then an hour, if not an hour then take it minute by minute. It’s the only way to proceed due to the circumstances.